Big Five: A Week of Football Drama, Weekend of October 26, 2024
Panoramic view of the tifo during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 26, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Sara Gordon/Real Madrid via Getty Images)
Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Southampton FC at Etihad Stadium on October 26, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City FC and Southampton FC at Etihad Stadium on October 26, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Manchester City beat Southampton 1-0 at home in the Premier League with a goal from Erling Haaland. They finally became the new leader in a week where Liverpool lost points.

Arsenal drew 2-2 with Liverpool at home in the match of the week. Arsenal dropped points for the second match in a row and Liverpool's four-week winning streak came to an end.

Unable to stop the bad trend, Manchester United lost 2-1 away to West Ham United and dropped points for the fourth time in the last five weeks. Brighton drew 2-2 at home to Wolverhampton.

Manchester City are at the top of the Premier League table with 23 points in the ninth week. The Manchester team are followed by Liverpool with 22 points, Arsenal and Aston Villa with 18 points each.

La Liga - Spain

Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrates his team second goal during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 26, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Souto/Getty Images)
Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona celebrates his team second goal during the LaLiga match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 26, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Diego Souto/Getty Images)

LaLiga leader Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 4-0 in El Clasico with goals from Robert Lewandowski (2), Lamine Yamal, and Raphinha.

While Barcelona extended their winning streak to three games, Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season.

Villarreal, one of the top-tier contenders, won 2-1 away at Valladolid, while Atletico Madrid lost 1-0 against Real Betis. Getafe drew 1-1 at home with Valencia.

As the 11th week of LaLiga comes to an end, Barcelona maintain their top spot with 30 points. Real Madrid, Villarreal, and Atletico Madrid follow with 24, 21 and 20 points, respectively.

Serie A - Italy

Giovanni Di Lorenzo of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Lecce at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples Italy on 26 October 2024. (Photo by Franco Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Giovanni Di Lorenzo of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and US Lecce at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples Italy on 26 October 2024. (Photo by Franco Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Napoli extended their winning streak to four games and maintained their lead in Serie A with a 1-0 win over Lecce, with a goal from Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

In the match of the week, Inter drew 4-4 with Juventus in Derby d'Italia. The star of the night was Kenan Yıldız with his two goals.

Fiorentina beat Roma by a huge score of 5-1.

The Bologna-AC Milan game that was supposed to take place had to be postponed to an unknown date due to bad weather conditions in the city and the flooding.

After the ninth week of the league, Napoli are at the top with 22 points. Inter follow with 18 and Juventus with 17 points.

Bundesliga - Germany

Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munchen celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between VfL Bochum 1848 and FC Bayern Munchen at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on October 27, 2024 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/Getty Images)
Harry Kane of FC Bayern Munchen celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Bundesliga match between VfL Bochum 1848 and FC Bayern Munchen at Vonovia Ruhrstadion on October 27, 2024 in Bochum, Germany. (Photo by Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/Getty Images)

In the Bundesliga, Bayern Munich won 5-0 away at Bochum with goals from Michael Olise, Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane, Leroy Sane, and Kingsley Coman. They currently remain at the top on goal difference.

Leipzig, who continue their undefeated run at the top, beat Freiburg 3-1 at home.

Nuri Şahin's Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 to Augsburg, dropping points in their fourth away match of the season.

After the eighth week of the league, Bayern Munich maintained their lead over Leipzig with 20 points and a goal difference. While Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin, and Freiburg continued to follow them with 15 points each.

Ligue 1 - France

Joao Neves of PSG celebrates his goal during the football Ligue 1 match between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Velodrome on October 27, 2024 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)
Joao Neves of PSG celebrates his goal during the football Ligue 1 match between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Velodrome on October 27, 2024 in Marseille, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

In the ninth week of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain beat Olympique Marseille 3-0 in the match known as the "Classic" of French football, with goals from João Neves, Leonardo Balerdi (own goal), and Bradley Barcola.

Monaco, one of the top contenders, suffered their first defeat of the season by losing 2-1 away to Nice. Lille won 2-0 in their match against Lens.

PSG are at the top of the league with 23 points. Monaco have 20 points, Marseille and LOSC Lille have 17 points each.